| Model |
ROG STRIX Z790-A GAMING WIFI |
| CPU |
Intel® Socket LGA1700 for 13th Gen Intel® Core™ & 12th Gen Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors |
| Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0** |
| * Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list. |
| ** Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 support depends on the CPU types. |
| Chipset |
Intel® Z790 Chipset |
| Memory |
4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR5 |
| 7800+(OC)/7600(OC)/7400(OC)/7200(OC)/7000(OC)/6800(OC)/6600(OC)/6400(OC)/ 6200(OC)/6000(OC)/ |
| 5800(OC)/5600/5400/5200/5000/4800 Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory* |
| Dual Channel Memory Architecture |
| Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) |
| OptiMem II |
| * Supported memory types, data rate (speed), and number of DRAM modules vary depending on the CPU and memory configuration, |
| for more information please refer to CPU/Memory Support under the Support tab or visit https://www.asus.com/support/ |
| * Non-ECC, un-buffered DDR5 memory supports On-Die ECC function. |
| Graphics |
1 x DisplayPort** |
| 1 x HDMI® port*** |
| * Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types. Please refer to www.intel.com for any updates. |
| ** Supports max. 8K@60Hz as specified in DisplayPort 1.4. |
| *** Supports 4K@60Hz as specified in HDMI 2.1. |
| **** VGA resolution support depends on processors' or graphic cards' resolution. |
| Expansion Slots |
Intel® 13th & 12th Gen Processors |
| 1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot |
| Intel® Z790 Chipset |
| 2 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slots (support x4 mode) |
| 1 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slot |
| * Please check the PCIe bifurcation table on the support site (https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1037507/). |
| ** To ensure compatibility of the device installed, please refer to |
| https://www.asus.com/support/ for the list of supported peripherals. |
| Storage |
Total supports 4 x M.2 slots and 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports* |
| Intel® 13th & 12th Gen Processors |
| M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode) |
| Intel® Z790 Chipset |
| M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode) |
| M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode) |
| M.2_4 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 & SATA modes) |
| 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports* |
| * Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports PCIe RAID 0/1/5/10, SATA RAID 0/1/5/10. |
| Ethernet |
1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet |
| ASUS LANGuard |
| Wireless & Bluetooth |
Wi-Fi 6E |
| 2x2 Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency band* |
| Bluetooth® v5.3 |
| * WiFi 6E 6GHz regulatory may vary between countries. |
| ** The Bluetooth version may vary, please refer to the Wi-Fi module |
| manufacturer's website for the latest specifications. |
| USB |
Rear USB (Total 10 ports) |
| 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port (1 x USB Type-C®) |
| 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (2 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®) |
| 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 x Type-A) |
| 2 x USB 2.0 ports (2 x Type-A) |
| Front USB (Total 7 ports) |
| 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connector (supports USB Type-C® with up to 30W PD Fast-charge) |
| 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header supports 2 additional USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports |
| 2 x USB 2.0 headers supports 4 additional USB 2.0 ports |
| Audio |
ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4080 |
| - Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs |
| - Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking |
| - High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 113 dB SNR recording input |
| - Supports up to 32-Bit/384 kHz playback |
| Audio Features |
| - SupremeFX Shielding Technology |
| - Savitech SV3H712 AMP |
| - Rear optical S/PDIF out port |
| - Premium audio capacitors |
| - Audio cover |
| *The rear panel Line out port does not support spatial audio. If you wish to use spatial audio make sure to |
| connect your audio output device to the audio jack on the front panel of your chassis. |
| Back Panel I/O Ports |
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port (1 x USB Type-C®) |
| 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (2 x Type-A, 1 x USB Type-C®) |
| 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 x Type-A) |
| 2 x USB 2.0 ports (2 x Type-A) |
| 1 x DisplayPort |
| 1 x HDMI® port |
| 1 x Wi-Fi Module |
| 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet port |
| 5 x Audio jacks |
| 1 x Optical S/PDIF out port |
| 1 x BIOS FlashBack™ button |
| 1 x Clear CMOS button |
| *The rear panel Lime (Line out) port does not support spatial audio. If you wish to use spatial audio make sure to |
| connect your audio output device to the audio jack on the front panel of your chassis. |
| Internal I/O Connectors |
Fan and Cooling related |
| 1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header |
| 1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan header |
| 1 x 4-pin AIO Pump header |
| 5 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers |
| Power related |
| 1 x 24-pin Main Power connector |
| 2 x 8-pin +12V Power connectors |
| Storage related |
| 4 x M.2 slots (Key M) |
| 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports |
| USB |
| 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connector (supports USB Type-C® ) |
| 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header supports 2 additional USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports |
| 2 x USB 2.0 headers support 4 additional USB 2.0 ports |
| Miscellaneous |
| 3 x Addressable Gen 2 headers |
| 1 x Aura RGB header |
| 1 x CPU Over Voltage jumper |
| 1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP) |
| 1 x 20-3 pin System Panel header with Chassis intrude function |
| 1 x Thermal Sensor header |
| 1 x Thunderbolt™ header |
| Special Features |
Extreme Engine Digi+ |
| 5K Black Metallic Capacitors |
| ASUS Q-Design |
| M.2 Q-Latch |
| PCIe Slot Q-Release |
| Q-DIMM |
| Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green]) |
| Q-Slot |
| ASUS Thermal Solution |
| M.2 heatsink backplate |
| M.2 heatsink |
| VRM heatsink design |
| ASUS EZ DIY |
| BIOS FlashBack™ button |
| BIOS FlashBack™ LED |
| Clear CMOS button |
| CPU Socket lever protector |
| ProCool II |
| Pre-mounted I/O shield |
| SafeSlot |
| SafeDIMM |
| Aura Sync |
| Aura RGB header |
| Addressable Gen 2 headers |
| Software Features |
ROG Exclusive Software |
| GameFirst VI |
| ROG CPU-Z |
| Sonic Studio III + Sonic Studio Virtual Mixer + Sonic Suite Companion |
| Sonic Radar III |
| DTS® Sound Unbound |
| ASUS Exclusive Software |
| Armoury Crate |
| AIDA64 Extreme (60 days free trial) |
| Aura Creator |
| Aura Sync |
| Fan Xpert 4 (with AI Cooling II) |
| Power Saving |
| Two-Way AI Noise Cancellation |
| AI Suite 3 |
| Easy Optimization with AI Overclocking |
| TPU |
| DIGI+ VRM |
| Turbo app |
| PC Cleaner |
| MyAsus |
| Norton 360 for Gamers |
| WinRAR |
| UEFI BIOS |
| AI Overclocking Guide |
| ASUS EZ DIY |
| ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 |
| ASUS EZ Flash 3 |
| ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode |
| FlexKey |
| MemTest86 |
| BIOS |
256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS |
| Manageability |
WOL by PME, PXE |
| Accessories |
Cables |
| 2 x SATA 6Gb/s cables |
| Additional Cooling Kit |
| 1 x Thermal pad for M.2 |
| Miscellaneous |
| 1 x ASUS Wi-Fi moving antennas |
| 1 x Cable ties package |
| 1 x M.2 backplate Q-Latch package |
| 1 x M.2 Q-Latch package |
| 1 x ROG key chain |
| 1 x ROG Strix stickers |
| 1 x ROG Strix thank you card |
| 2 x M.2 Rubber Packages |
| 1 x M.2 backplate Rubber |
| PackageDocumentation |
| 1 x User guide |
| Operating System |
Windows® 11, Windows® 10 64-bit |
| Form Factor |
ATX Form Factor |
| 12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm ) |
